| Type | Flying boat | |
| Company | Consolidated Aircraft Corporation | |
| Scheme | Monoplane Parasol | |
| Geometry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Length (m) |
1.9
19.5
88.7
|
|
| Height (m) |
0.6
6.2
50.1
|
|
| Wings | ||
| Wing area (m2) |
1.1
130.1
925
|
|
| Wingspan (Beam) (m) |
0.1
31.7
95
|
|
| Wing loading (kg/m2) |
3.1
123.6
829
|
|
| Aspect ratio |
1.7
7.7
25.6
|
|
| Weights | ||
| Empty weight (kg) |
8
9,484.6
276,800
|
|
| Max. takeoff weight (Gross weight) (kg) |
154
16,066.2
575,000
|
|
| Capacity | ||
| Crew (per.) |
1
10
112
|
pilot, co-pilot, bow turret gunner, flight engineer, radio operator, navigator, radar operator, two waist gunners, ventral gunner |
| Speeds | ||
| Max. Speed (km/h) |
25
314
28,165
|
|
| Сruise Speed (km/h) |
52
201
3,087
|
|
| Power | ||
| Total Power (hp) |
0.4
2,400
60,000
|
2 powerplants 1200 hp each |
| Performance | ||
| Service ceiling (m) |
0.6
4,000
161,544
|
|
| Range (Ferry range) (km) |
4
4,030
40,700
|
|
| Dynamic Performance | ||
| Rate of climb (m/min) |
1.9
304.8
36,000
|
|
| Combat | ||
| Guns (qt) |
1
5
18
|
3 .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns (two in nose turret, one in ventral hatch at tail); 2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns (one in each waist blister). |
| Bombs weight (kg) |
2
1,814
39,000
|
of bombs or depth charges; torpedo racks were also available |
| Stat | ||
| Number built (qt) |
0
3,305
43,000
|
|
| Price (USD) |
41.5
90,000
750.0 million
|
|
| Introduction | 1935 | |
| First flight | 28.03.1935 | |
| Stop production | 1957 | |
